I know. Its been a very long time since I have posted something delicious on the blog. I have gotten snide comments and some hate-mail about it, but life gets in the way sometimes. I have moved apartments, been to Europe, gotten in to grad school and all sorts of other stuff. So while you may think Im just being lazy, I can assure you that thats not the case. I have made several things recently that I wanted to share.....So here goes......
Because of all of the changes and hectic-ness that has gone down in the past month or so, my baking has slipped to the sidelines. But the demand by others to make yummy things combined with my desire to bake has made for some rushed confections due to lack of time. So here is the truth: Sometimes the Baketress uses boxed mixes.....GASP......I know I know.....But sometimes, Betty Crocker does a damn good job with mixes so what can ya do? One day after being super busy in the afternoon, I realized that I had nothing to bring to a dinner party that my BFF was throwing. So on my way home from running errands, I picked up a boxed brownie mix and decided that I could just jazz it up....and jazz it up I did!!!
I made the brownie mix according to the box recipe but added some chocolate chips and walnuts
to the batter, then baked it up according to the directions. While it was baking, I decided to make a caramel sauce to go on top. I used the caramel recipe from the "My Masterpiece" post and it was perfect to go on top of the brownies.....which I then topped with more walnuts. Because I put the caramel on pretty much as soon as the brownies came out of the oven, it sealed in the gooey-ness of the brownies, which happens to be my favorite part!!!
to the batter, then baked it up according to the directions. While it was baking, I decided to make a caramel sauce to go on top. I used the caramel recipe from the "My Masterpiece" post and it was perfect to go on top of the brownies.....which I then topped with more walnuts. Because I put the caramel on pretty much as soon as the brownies came out of the oven, it sealed in the gooey-ness of the brownies, which happens to be my favorite part!!!
The caramel pretty much makes itself. If you leave it alone and just follow the heating directions (see the other post for the recipe), it just bubbles and boils and then all of a sudden, turns from white to a beautiful amber/gold color....lovely. Here are some photos of that:
All in all, a boxed mix combined with some extras makes for a pretty delicious dessert....and a great breakfast for that matter......
